Observing the Phases of the Moon Dr Lisa Jardine-Wright Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge University

What is the Moon? Large chunk of rock that goes around the Earth in an orbit. Planets orbit a Sun, Moons orbit a planet

The Earth, Moon & Sun Sun Earth Moon

The Earth, Sun & Moon In groups of 3 we are going to act out the movement of the Earth and Moon. –1 person is the Sun –1 person is the Earth –1 person is the Moon Show how the Earth moves and how the moon moves

Why does the moon not look the same every night? Different phases of the moon

Recording the phases of the moon SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday Date:_________ Time:_________ Date:_________ Time:_________ Date:_________ Time:_________ Date:_________ Time:_________ Date:_________ Time:_________ Date:_________ Time:_________ Date:_________ Time:_________ Date:_________ Time:_________ Date:_________ Time:_________ Date:_________ Time:_________ Date:_________ Time:_________ Date:_________ Time:_________ Too Cloud y

Naming the phases of the moon.

Naming your record SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday Date:_________ Time:_________ Date:_________ Time:_________ Date:_________ Time:_________ Date:_________ Time:_________ Date:_________ Time:_________ Date:_________ Time:_________ Date:_________ Time:_________ Date:_________ Time:_________ Date:_________ Time:_________ Date:_________ Time:_________ Date:_________ Time:_________ Date:_________ Time:_________ Too Cloud y New Moon waxing crescent first quarter